Manifolding-machine.



S. II/IARKISA IVIANIFOLDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY I5, 1915.

1,174,080. Patented Mar. 7, 1916. A

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4THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH Co., wAsmNuToN. D. c.

S. MARKIS.

MANIFOLDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED lum/15.1915.

1,174,080, A Patented Mar. 7,1916.

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THE COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH C0., WASHINGTON. D. C.

Y STEPHEN MARKIS,KOF YUKON, PENNSYLVANIA.

MANIFOLDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. *7, 1ere.

Application filed July 15, 1915. Serial No. 40,104.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, STEPHEN MARKIs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Yukon, in the county of 1Westmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ManifoldingNfachines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to manifolding machines and has for its object to provide a machine of such class, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, with means whereby triplicate or original writings can be obtained simultaneously. i

Further objects of the invention are to provide a machine of such type which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, efficient in its use and inexpensive.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations ,and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

ln the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views z-Figure 1 is a side elevation of a manifold machine in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan partly in section. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section. Fig. 4 is a sectional plan. Fig. 5 is an elevatio-n of the scribing member for triplicate writing.

Referring to the drawings detail 1 denotes a base having at its rear a bracket 2, to which is ninged as at 3, a casing 4, formed with front, rear, side walls and a top. rlhe base 1 constitutes a bottom for thefcasing 4 when the latter is swung to engage the upper face of the base 1.

The top of the casing 4 is indicated at 5, and projects forward from the front wall 6 of said casing. The projecting portion of the top 5 and front wall 6 are braced by brackets 7. The top 5 is formed with transversely extending slots 8,9, 10, 11, 12 and 13. The slots 9, 11 and 13 ar-e 0f greater width than the slots 8, 10 and 12.

The machine includes three web shifting mechanisms which are arranged within the casing 4 and one of said mechanisms consists of a pair of parallel shafts 14-14A, arranged near the top of the casing 4, and which is provided with rollers 17-17 A. Secured to the sides of and arranged within the 'casing 4 is a vertically disposed guide 20, cut away near its top, on one side, as at 23, to form an opening and extending into said opening is a roller 17C, carried by a shaft 14C, of a pair of parallel shafts 1404141), journaled in the sides of the casing 4 near the top thereof parallel with the shafts 14-14A.

lJournaled in the sides .of the casing 4, near the bottom thereof, is a pair of parallel shafts 24-24, provided with rollers 27 and 27, arranged belowy the lower end of the guide 20, and are so disposed with respect to the guide whereby the plane of the latter will extend between said rollers 27 and 27. Journaled in the sides of the casing 4 is a shaft 28, carrying a roll of paper 29. Arranged above the shaft 28 and journaled in the sides of the casing 4 is a shaft 30, upon which the strip or web 31 winds as it windsoffl the shaft 28, as indicated at 32.

The web 31 passes up through the guide 20, between the rollers 27 and 27, these latter are termed feed-rolls,y and associated with theroller 17C and roller 17A for winding the web 31 and to cause the web topass up through the slot 12, over the upper face of the top plate 5, and down through the slot 13 between the rollers 17 and 17A. The strip or web 3l then winds on the shaft 30.

Another of the web shifting mechanisms includes the pair of shafts 14C-14D, the rollers 17C, 17D, carried thereby, the guide 20, having a slot, a pair of shafts 25 and 25 arranged below the guide and provided with rollers 25A and 25B, and shaft 28A which carries a roll of paper 29A, shaft 30A upon which the web or strip of paper winds when it unwinds off the shaft 28, and a roller 17 C carried by one shaft of a pair of parallel shafts 14C-14D and which extends into the opening fo-rmed in the guide 21. The slots 10, 11, associate with the mechanism just described.

The other web shifting mechanism includes the rollers 17 E and 17F carried by the shafts 14E and 141", a guide 22 having an opening near its top, a shaft 18 carryingxa` roller-19 which extends into the opening of the guide, a pair of shafts 28 and 28B arroll of paper 29B, and a shaft 30B upon i which the strip or web winds when it winds olf the shaft 28B. with the mechanism last mentioned.

The operation of one of therweb shifting mechanisms is as follows The winding off of the web 3l from the shaft Q8 is caused by the rotation of the rollers 27-27, as the web passes between said rollers, and is also.

assisted by the rotation of the rollers 17 -17 of the shafts 14-14A. The roller 17C of the shaft 14C extends into the guide 2O and assists in' the upward feed of the web. The movement of the web 31 downward, to wind upon the shaft 30 is caused by the action of the rollers 17-17 of the shafts 14--14A, as the web passes down between such rollers, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3.

Journaled in the sides of the casing 4 is a shaft 83, which projects from one side of the casing 4 and is provided with a crank or handle 36. A shaft 33 has a sprocket wheel 37 over which travel sprocket chains 38, 39, and 40 and the said chains lead to a shaft of the pairs of shafts 24-Q4, 25-25, 263-26. One of the shafts of the pairs of shafts 14-14A, 14C-14D, 14E and 14F and the shaft l18 are operatively connected together by chain connections 40. One of the shafts of the pair of shafts 14C-14D is operatively connected to the pulley 37 by a belt connection 41. The shafts 30 areoperatively connected with one of the shafts of the pairs of shafts 24--24, 2525, Z6-26 by belt connections 49..

By the foregoing arrangement of the parts it is obvious that as the shaft 33, which is termed the operating shaft, is actuated, the webs of paper will be fed over the upper face of the top 5 of the casing 4.

Fig. 5 illustrates a scribing element which consists of a handle 48 in the form of a pen holder, and which has its lower end provided with a pen point 44. Carried by the handle 43 is a bar 45 having loops 46 at each end, and to which is secured a support 47, provided with a pen point 48. When using the scribing element the bar 45 is positioned longitudinally with respect to the casing 4 and is of such length that when the scribing element is employed that triplicate or original writings will be had upon independent webs. Then the scribing element is employed in a manner as stated the pen points 44 and 48 are arranged in a manner so that satisfactory writings may be obtained. The scribing element can also be employed for making triplicate or original writings upon one web and in this connection the pen The slots 8, 9, associater points will be adjusted to the desired position.

`When adjusting the pen points the supports 47 and handle 43 are shifted within the loops 46 and 49. The bar 45 is formed of two members which are connected together by adjusting screws 50.

That I claim is l. A manifolding device comprising a support for a series of independent webs said support having its top provided with a series of pairs of slots for passage of said series of independent webs, a series of web shifting mechanisms arranged below said top and capable of shifting independent webs up through one of each pair of said slots, then over the upper face of said support, thence down through the other of each pair of said slots, each of said mechanisms including a vertically disposed hollow guide through which the web passes, and said guide being provided near its top with a slot, a feed roll extending into the slot of the guide and engaging the webfor shifting the same upwardly, a pair of feed rolls ar ranged below the guide for withdrawing the web from a source of supply, a winding roll for each withdrawn web, an additional pair of rolls arranged below the top for directing the web to the winding roll, and operating means for moving said webs.

2. A manifolding device comprising a support for a series of independent webs, said support having its top provided with a series of pairs of slots for passage of said se-l ries of independent webs, a series of web shifting mechanisms arranged` below said top and capable of shifting independent webs up through one of each pair of said slots, then over the upper face of said support, thence down through the other of each pair of said slots, each of said mechanisms including a vertically disposed hollow guide through which the web passes, and said guide being provided near its top with a slot, a feed roll extending into the slot of the guide and engaging the web for shifting the same upwardly, a pair of feed rolls arranged below the guide for withdrawing the web from a source of supply, a winding roll for each withdrawn web, an additional pair of rolls arranged below the top for directing the web to the winding roll, and operating means for simultaneously moving said webs.

In testimony whereof l afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN MARKIS.

Witnesses:

LUELLA H. SIMON, B. E. JENKINS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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